Coup plot: witness statements from core 3 begin this Monday
The hearings will take place until next Wednesday
By CartaCapital 07/21/2025 08:28 AM | Updated 1 hour ago
The First Chamber of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) will begin hearing testimony from defense witnesses for defendants in Unit 3 of the criminal case investigating the coup plot this Monday, the 21st . The sessions will take place via videoconference until next Wednesday, the 23rd.
The witnesses were listed after the defendants' defenses presented their arguments. All deny involvement in coup plots and are requesting acquittal. The Attorney General's Office accuses the group of being part of a criminal organization that allegedly drafted a coup-mongering letter addressed to the commanders of the Armed Forces and planned the deaths of officials , including Supreme Court Justice Alexandre Moraes; President Lula (Workers' Party); and Vice President Geraldo Alckmin (Brazil's Socialist Party).
The Attorney General's Office waived the testimony of prosecution witnesses, limiting the hearing to the defense's version. Moraes ordered that merely supporting witnesses (i.e., those who merely attest to the defendants' good conduct) be replaced with written statements.
Who are the defendants?- Bernardo Romão Correa Netto;
- Estevam Cals Theophilo Gaspar de Oliveira;
- Fabrício Moreira de Bastos;
- Helio Ferreira Lima;
- Marcio Nunes de Resende Junior;
- Rafael Martins de Oliveira;
- Rodrigo Bezerra de Azevedo;
- Ronald Ferreira de Araújo Junior;
- Sergio Ricardo Cavaliere de Medeiros;
- Wladimir Matos Soares.
July 21 at 9 am: witnesses of Bernardo Romão Correa Netto
- Fernando José Sant'Ana Soares e Silva;
- Nilton Diniz Rodrigues;
- Cleverson Ney Magalhães;
- Carlos Alberto Klinguelfus Mendes.
July 21 at 2 p.m.: witnesses of Estevam Cals Theophilo Gaspar de Oliveira
- Marco Antônio Freire Gomes (former Army Commander);
- Julius Caesar of Arruda;
- Marco Edson Gonçalves Dias (former GSI);
- Senator Hamilton Mourão (Republicans-RS);
- Sergio Negraes;
- André Luis Novaes Miranda;
- Gustavo Henrique Dutra de Menezes;
- Carlos Alberto Rodrigues Pimentel.
July 22 at 9 am: witnesses of Rodrigo Bezerra de Azevedo
- Ledson Schwalb;
- Bruno Hammel Sobreira;
- Defendant: Ronald Ferreira de Araújo Junior;
- Carlos Giovani Delevati Pasini;
- Alexandre Castilho Bittencourt da Silva;
- Anderson Lima de Moura.
July 23 at 9 am: witnesses of Sérgio Ricardo Cavaliere de Medeiros
- Arthur Palmeira Leite;
- Raimundo de Araújo Moura Junior.
July 23 at 9am: Witnesses of Wladimir Matos Soares
- Alexandre Matias;
- Sergio Rocha Lamb;
- Paulo Fernando Bezerra;
- Mauricio Teles Barbosa;
- Leonardo Monteiro;
- Rodrigo Morais Fernandes;
- Elias Milhomens de Araújo.
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